2011 World Series of Poker

After four bets went in preflop between Matt Sterling and Andrew Brongo, Sterling was all in on the flop.

Sterling:
Brongo:

Brongo’s overpair was in the lead and Sterling would need running cards to stave off elimination. The on the turn sealed his fate and the on the river was just procedure.

Shawn Keller raised and Tyler Bonkowski made it three bets on the button. Keller called and checked on the flop. Bonkowski bet and Keller check-raised him. Bonkowski called and Keller moved all in on the turn. Bonkowski made the call and the players showed their cards.

Keller:
Bonkowski:

Keller was in the lead with one pair after pairing his kicker but would have to avoid some outs to survive. The river was the and Keller did in fact double up.

Mitch Schock raised from the hijack and Tyler Bonkowski made it three bets from the small blind. Schock made the call and called Bonkowski’s bets on both the flop and turn. On the river, Bonkowski bet once more and Schock raised. Bonkowski made it three bets and Schock made the call. Bonkowski turned over for quads and Schock was crippled down to 5,000, half the size of the small blind.

The very next hand Shock quintupled up to 25,000 however the hand after that would lead to his demise. With Schock in the big blind for 20,000, Bonkowski raised and Schock threw in his last 5,000 as the players showed their hands.

Bonkowski:
Schock:

The flop was of no help to Schock and he would need some form of running cards to survive. The on the turn however left him drawing dead and the on the river ended the hand as Schock was eliminated and Bonkowski increased his chip lead.

Casey McCarrel raised and Brandon Demes called from the big blind. On the flop Demes check- raised McCarrel’s bet. McCarrel called and after a series of raises on the turn, he was all in and the players turned over their cards.

Demes:
McCarrel:

Demes had flopped gin and had McCarrel drawing dead. The on the river was merely a formality and McCarrel was eliminated. Demes and Tyler Bronkowski now have around half of the total chips in play at this point between them.

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With the limits so big at this point, the past few pots have been won by a single preflop raise that has picked up the blinds. Any pots that receive numerous raises and calls, especially on the turn and river, are bound to be huge.

Shawn Keller raised and Matt Sterling made it three bets from the small blind. Keller called the raise as well as Sterling’s bets on both the flop and turn. On the river, Sterling checked this time and folded to Keller’s bet.

No more then five minutes after we reported on Shawn Keller's recent struggles, he has doubled up through Tyler Bonkowski. Keller raised under the gun, and Bonkowski three bet in the highjack. Keller called, and they saw a flop of . The two raised each other until Keller's last chips were in the middle, and Keller was a big favorite.

Keller:
Bonkowski:

The turn came the , and Keller was still in the lead, and stayed there, as the river came the . Keller doubled up, and Bonkowski lost the pot, but is still one of the chip leaders.